Country Risk Rating

Our short- and long-term political risk ratings have been revised and under our new system, Brazil's short-term political risk rating remained unchanged at 76.9, which reflects a... 2007-05-11

Our short- and long-term political risk ratings, which reflect the country's political strengths and weaknesses in various categories such as policy making capability, stability of... 2007-05-10

The recent aviation-related problems, which led to a strike by air traffic controllers and a paralysis in air travel, has surely weighed on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's... 2007-04-17

Our short-term political risk rating for Brazil, which reflects in part the smoothness of political succession and the capability of policy-making, has increased by two points from... 2007-04-16

Although it has been three months since President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva started his second term as president of Brazil, he has not yet named his cabinet. Indeed, Lula has already... 2007-03-13

The withdrawal of Nelson Jobim from the race for the presidency of the PMDB may weaken President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's support base in the Senate. Jobim was a key ally of Lula,... 2007-03-13

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to announce his new cabinet in the next few weeks, a move that will put an end to speculation over the allocation of portfolios that... 2007-02-07

Votes for the presidencies of the Lower House and the Senate took place on February 1, which saw the election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva friendly candidates. The new president... 2007-02-06

Incoming Ambassador to the United States, Antonio Patriota (who will assume his role in March), has stated that one of his tasks will be to help the USA view Latin America's political... 2007-01-16

In our January Monitor we highlighted concerns over the possibility of political infighting erupting over the number of ministerial posts assigned to each party in President Luiz... 2007-01-16